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Philadelphians Are the Highest Tippers

Aug 28 2008 - 3:00pm by YumSugar
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Philadelphians Are the Highest Tippers The City of Brotherly Love is also the city with the most-tipping love. Based on Zagat's newly released Philadelphia survey, the city's residents leave a generous 19.6 percent tip on average, compared to the countrywide average of 19 percent. Diners in New York — long considered the most expensive place to live in the US — only tip equal to the countrywide average, while those in Los Angeles tip below average at 18.4 percent.
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Starbucks Adds Healthier Food Options

Aug 28 2008 - 8:55am by YumSugar
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Starbucks Adds Healthier Food Options Starbucks Adds Healthier Food Options The company is hoping that the healthier breakfast options, which debut Sept. 3, will bring consumers back to the ailing company.
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With New Menu Items, Burger King Hopes to Add Value

Aug 27 2008 - 10:15am by YumSugar
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With New Menu Items, Burger King Hopes to Add Value Despite the soaring cost of food prices, fast-food chain Burger King announced that it will be adding two petite-sized, lower-cost items priced at $1.39: the Cheesy Bacon BK Wrapper and the Spicy Chicken BK Wrapper. Burger King is attempting this strategy in a frenzied fast-food climate, as the industry is struggling to balance rising costs of food with value-added items. Fast-food companies such as McDonald's have had a difficult time keeping value items under the traditional $1 mark.
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Would You Obey This Honor Code?

Aug 26 2008 - 12:16pm by YumSugar
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Would You Obey This Honor Code? Today in San Francisco, a new bar opens — and a social experiment begins. Honor Bar will have an honor-based billing system. While the wine list suggests prices ranging from $8 to $15 per glass, how much you slide into the provided money slot is entirely up to you and your conscience.
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Boston Market Latest Chain to Promote Cheaper Meals

Aug 20 2008 - 4:15pm by YumSugar
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Boston Market Latest Chain to Promote Cheaper Meals Boston Market is the latest restaurant chain to succumb to sluggish spending. The Golden, CO-based corporation announced yesterday that it will offer a larger discounted menu of 11 meals for $5. Boston Market joins a list of food chains — such as Subway, Quizno's, and Domino's — that have been promoting meals for $5.
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Do Tell: Animal-Inspired Restaurants and Bars Near You?

Aug 20 2008 - 12:50pm by PetSugar
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Do Tell: Animal-Inspired Restaurants and Bars Near You? It's no secret that I've got pets on my mind 24/7 . . .
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Domino's Pizza To Do Sandwiches

Aug 19 2008 - 10:15am by partysugar
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Domino's Pizza To Do Sandwiches Last week Jack in the Box expanded their breakfast menu to include brunch bowls, and this week Domino's Pizza has announced plans to introduce submarine sandwiches. The pizza delivery chain will offer four different kinds of baked sandwiches, including a Chicken Bacon Ranch sandwich and a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich. The $4.99 sandwiches will be delivered with or without a pizza order.With the sandwiches, which are available to order beginning on Aug.
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Can an Unwanted Spokesperson Ruin a Restaurant's Image?

Aug 14 2008 - 9:00am by partysugar
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Can an Unwanted Spokesperson Ruin a Restaurant's Image? Like many young American women, Kendra Wilkinson loves the food at Olive Garden. However, unlike the majority of these women, Kendra is a Playboy Playmate, girlfriend to Hugh Hefner, and star of the reality show The Girls Next Door. On the series, she expresses her profound love for the Italian chain's artichoke dip and unlimited breadsticks.
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Restaurants Are Dirtier Than You'd Like to Know

Aug 12 2008 - 10:15am by partysugar
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Restaurants Are Dirtier Than You'd Like to Know A recent study by the Center For Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has shown that restaurants are incredibly dirty. From moldy refrigerators to live cockroaches to unsanitary prep and cook surfaces, the study illustrates the huge number of restaurants that are cited with health-code violations. Sarah Klein, an attorney for the CSPI, explains why most restaurants have a long way to go before they meet the Food and Drug Administration's health codes: Restaurants aren't motivated to pass a very high safety bar.
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What's Your Burger King Aptitude?

Aug 7 2008 - 11:15am by YumSugar
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What's Your Burger King Aptitude? On this day in 1991, the world's largest Burger King opened in Budapest, Hungary. At the time, the establishment — which was decorated with Beatles posters and other symbols of Americana — was built to break the hold that McDonald's had on the Central European market.
You may hit the drive-thru when you get a late-night craving or know what combo meal to order, but what do you really know about this fast-food royalty.
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